{"id":17454,"date":"2026-05-15T02:30:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T02:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/?p=17454"},"modified":"2026-05-15T02:30:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T02:30:53","slug":"a-tv-presenter-from-new-zealand-with-a-traditional-maori-face-tattoo-hits-back-at-a-viewer-after-he-said-her-markings-were-a-bad-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/?p=17454","title":{"rendered":"A TV presenter from New Zealand with a traditional M\u0101ori face tattoo hits back at a viewer after he said her markings were a \u201cbad look\u201d\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A New Zealand TV presenter proudly sporting her traditional M\u0101ori facial tattoo has fired back at a viewer who criticized her appearance, calling her t\u0101 moko a \u201cbad look.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The presenter, who embraces her M\u0101ori heritage through the sacred markings, responded with grace and strength, saying her tattoo represents cultural identity, pride, and ancestry \u2014 not fashion. She reminded viewers that t\u0101 moko is a symbol of heritage and storytelling deeply rooted in M\u0101ori tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Support quickly poured in online, with many praising her confidence and respect for her culture. Fans called out the critic for ignorance, saying her appearance is a powerful reminder of the importance of cultural pride and representation on national television.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A New Zealand TV presenter proudly sporting her traditional M\u0101ori facial tattoo has fired back at a viewer who criticized her appearance, calling her t\u0101 moko a \u201cbad look.\u201d The presenter, who embraces her M\u0101ori heritage through the sacred markings, responded with grace and strength, saying her tattoo represents cultural identity, pride, and ancestry \u2014 &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17454"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17456,"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17454\/revisions\/17456"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}